Disinfecting device.



PATENTBD SEPT. 22, 1905.

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APPLICATION FILED. MAY 1., 1903.

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WILLIAM H. DAYTON, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

DIS'INFECTIVNG DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 739,297, datedSeptember 22, 1903.

' Application filed May 1, 1903. Serial no. 155,149. (No model.)

To a. whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. DAYTON, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in DisinfectingDevices; and I do declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a disinfecting device; and the inventionconsists in the construction and combination of parts, substantially asshown and described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thedevice, and Fig. 2

is a vertical sectional elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view withthe cover or cap open, and Fig. 4 is a modification of thewick-supporting device. I

The object of the invention thusshown is to disinfect a room or placewhere this device is situated through the exposure of the disinfectantupon a surface open to the outer air and over which surfacethedisinfectant is caused to travel and to evaporate as it goes, as willplainly appear in the further description.

A represents a can or canister preferably of sheet metal having itsupper half or section a liberally perforated to promote circulation ofair through the same, and the cap 0 likewise is preferably perforatedmore or less for the same purpose, andthe cap is designed to be sprungdown over the body of the can, so as to lock thereon. A pin 0, engagingwithin an opening in, spring c upon the body, serves this purpose. Thisor any other means for holding the cap temporarily in place apart fromits own gravity will serve my purpose. Internally I employ a wick D anda suitable wick-support E, also preferably of sheet metal and shown hereas a broad strip or piece of sheet metal bent twice at right angles andhaving its ends resting down upon the bottom of the can and solderedthereon, as seen in Fig. 2, or supported in a removable cup F in themodification Fig. 4. The said wick is designed to work exclusively bycapillary attraction and is of a length to rest one end upon a ledge 2,fixed upon the side of support E and adapted to run under the saidsupport at its opposite end through the opening 3, cut in said side atits bottom,

so as to allow the wick to run in over the bottom of the can more orless, as seen in Fig. 2, thereby exposing the wick to the disinfectingliquid in the can, as shown, and enabling thewick to take up the saidliquid to the last portion in the can. The ledge 2 serves as a definitestop for the wick, which is always above the level of the disinfectingliquid, and when the wick at that side rests on the said ledge or stopone knows that it is properly placed in position. A pin l on the top ofthe wick-holder serves to secure the wick from sliding on its support,and keepers 5 on opposite sides guide the wick to its place at eachside.

As above stated, the wick-holder is shown as soldered or otherwiseaffixed to the bottom of the can in Fig.2; but if for any reason it befound desirable to remove said holder and a removable holder bepreferred I can supply the style of holder and cup combined shown inFig. 4. In this case the holder is soldered upon the bottom of cup F,and the said cup itself receives the liquid, which is not supposed tooverflow into the can, and the holder and .cup can be bodily lifted outof the can when necessary. This style is dc sirable in case adisinfectant be used which has a tendency to get gummy or to coagulatethereof, and thus the disinfecting value of the device becomesestablished. Straps 6 or other means maybe employed to fasten the can inplace here or there, according to the position it is to occupy andwhether it be secured against removal or not.

WVhat I claim is 1. The can having an open top portion providing forcirculation of air, in combination with a Wick-supporting frame thereinhaving a ledge 2 at one side near its lower portion to rest one end ofthe wick upon, means on said support to prevent the wick from slipping 5when in place, and keepers on the sides of said support to confine thewick, substantially as described.

2. The can, in combination with a Wicksupport and a receptacle in whichsaid sup- 10 port is rigidly secured, said support and reoeptacle beingfree to be placed Within and removed from said can, and a projection onone side of said support serving as a' stop for a wick, substantially asdescribed. Witness my hand to the foregoing speoifi- I 5 cation this18th day of April, 1903.

XVILLIAM H. DAYTON. \Vitnesses H. T. FISHER, R. B. MosER.

